Topic: Football
Henry Clay vs. Boone County
Boone County High School
Florence, KY
September 20, 2013
© 2013 by Ron Harrison
Henry Clay led 8-6 late in the game but scored two touchdowns in the last four minutes to earn a 21-6 victory over Boone County on a rainy night in Northern Kentucky. Henry Clay’s Elijah Bell electrified the crowd as he returned the opening kickoff 91 yards to the Boone County one yard line setting up DA Jones one yard touchdown run. Boone County scored on two Evan O’Hara field goals and that was the end of the scoring until late in the final quarter. Henry Clay scored on a 30 yard interception return by Quentin Gay with 3:58 remaining in the game and added a 16 yard TD run by DA Jones with 2:31 remaining on the clock to settle the issue.
Henry Clay recorded 10 first downs and 170 yards of total offense. The Blue Devils were penalized four times for 30 yards, lost three fumbles, and had a pass intercepted. Boone County recorded five first downs and 119 yards of total offense. The Rebels were penalized five times for 45 yards and had a pass intercepted.
DA Jones led Henry Clay’s ground game with 51 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Elijah Bell carried the ball 12 times for 37 yards. Rhoman James added 36 yards on six carries. Sammy Carter completed six of nine passes for 49 yards with one interception. Colby Barnes caught three passes for 24 yards. Lakwon Givens led the defense with four solo and eight assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling eight yards. DA. Robinson added four solo and five assisted tackles. Quentin Gay recorded two solo and eight assisted tackles and returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown. Clark Dupree added four solo tackles with three of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 21 yards.
Aaron Floyd led Boone County’s ground game with 78 yards on 24 carries. Aaron Floyd completed four of 13 passes for -1 yard with one interception. Darien Huff caught one pass for eight yards. Dru Schroer led the defense with seven solo and two assisted tackles. Kai Mills added three solo and four assisted tackles. Tyler Hickman recorded four solo and one assisted tackles and intercepted a pass. Isaiah Jackson also recorded four solo and one assisted tackles and recovered a fumble.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Henry Clay | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 |
| Boone County | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| HCLAY | - | DA. Jones 1 yard run (Austin Black pass from CJ Tackett) |
| BOONE | - | Evan O’Hara kicks a 21 yard field goal |
| BOONE | - | Evan O’Hara kicks a 44 yard field goal |
| HCLAY | - | Quentin Gay 30 yard interception return (Taylor Dunbar kick) |
| HCLAY | - | DA. Jones 16 yard run (Taylor Dunbar kick fails) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| DA Jones | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 21 |
| Elijah Bell | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 9 |
| Rhoman James | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 27 |
| Sammy Carter | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 20 |
| Team | 3 | -25 | -8.3 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Sammy Carter | 9-6-1 | 49 | 0 | 16 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Colby Barnes | 3 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| Elijah Bell | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Austin Black | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| DA Jones | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Aaron Floyd | 24 | 78 | 3.2 | 26 |
| Jerry Marshall | 12 | 27 | 2.2 | 9 |
| Casey Boston | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Aaron Floyd | 13-4-1 | -1 | 0 | 8 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Darien Huff | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Domaschko | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Leroy | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Marshall | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.